On its website, developer Sinomark Real Estate says the scheme, called Royal Garden, will be the “biggest real estate project in Ethiopia”, and will provide “quality, luxurious and affordable” homes for Ethiopians.

Built with help from Ethiopian firm Saba Engineering, Royal Garden will have swimming pools, sport centres, and a commercial zone, ENA reported.

It will be built at Gotera, a district approximately one kilometre from Bole International Airport, which is undergoing a major expansion, with a new passenger terminal and Africa’s biggest air cargo hub planned.